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Ianbruceit
Sample 119B; sky-blue ianbrucite with blue köttigite on leiteite (width of the picture: 2 cm).
Mineral: Ianbruceite Hölzel-No.: 8.DI.460 Type of specimen: CT IMA-No. / Accepted: 2011-049 Chemical formula: [Zn2(OH)(H2O)(AsO4)]H2O) 2 Type locality: Namibia, Otavi, Tsumeb, Tsumeb Mine Associated minerals: Köttigite, legrandite, leiteite, adamite Collection: Mineralogisches Museum - Universität Hamburg Catalogue−No. / Site: TS 119B Nature of type specimen: Micromount References:
Ianbruceite, ideally [Zn2(OH)(H2O)(AsO4)](H2O)2, a new arsenate mineral from the Tsumeb mine, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) region, Namibia: description and crystal structure. Notes / Further information:
Second cotype in the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada, M53150. Type Specimen Catalogue Entry: http://www.typmineral.uni-hamburg.de/tables/en/ianbruceite.html
Ianbruceite, ideally [Zn2(OH)(H2O)(AsO4)](H2O)2, a new arsenate mineral from the Tsumeb mine, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) region, Namibia: description and crystal structure. Notes / Further information:
Second cotype in the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada, M53150. Type Specimen Catalogue Entry: http://www.typmineral.uni-hamburg.de/tables/en/ianbruceite.html
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